Rezoning for property located at 1158 LWE

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STAFF REPORT April 12, 1999 Richard J and Pauline D. Auer and Ron Johnson 1912-99 Location: 1158 Lincolnway East City of South Bend REQUESTED ACTION: The petitioners are requesting a zone change from "B" Residential, "A" Height and Area to "0" Office to allow an attorney's office. EXISTING LAND. USE: The property currently contains a single family home. SURROUNDING LAND USE AND ZONING: Located to the north is the St. Joseph River; and to the east, west, and south are single family homes zoned "B" Residential, "A" Height & Area. ACCESS: Access to the site is from Lincolnway East. WATER SOURCE SEWAGE DISPOSAL: Water and sewer are available to the site. DRAINAGE: The drainage has not been addressed by the petitioner. SITE DATA: The total site to be rezoned is 14,152 square feet. Of that, the buildings will occupy 1316 square feet, or 9 percent of the site; the parking and drives will occupy 3118 square feet, or 21 percent of the site; and 9718 square feet or 70 percent of the site will remain as open space. ENVIRONMENTAL DATA: A check of the Agency's maps indicates that no public wells, flood hazard areas, wetlands or environmental hazards are present. SITE PLAN: The site plan is preliminary. AGENCY COMMENTS: ~~ The City Engineer has commented that the drive approach must be concrete. PRELIMINARY -- STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Based on information available prior to the public hearing, the staff recommends that this petition be sent to the Common Council with a favorable recommendation. This portion of Lincolnway between Miami Street and Twyckenham Drive has seen the conversion of several residential structures to office uses. It is the staff's opinion that this use is appropriate for the existing structure and compatible with surrounding land uses.